Overdiagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in surgical ICU patients

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-17

  Berry, Cherisse ^a   Tcherniantchouk, Oxana ^a   Ley, Eric J ^a   Salim, Ali ^a   Mirocha, James ^a   Martin Stone, Sylvia ^a   Stolpner, Dennis ^a   Margulies, Daniel R ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACCP; American College of Chest Physicians; heparin induced thrombocytopenia; HIT; OD; odds ratio; optical density; OR; PF; platelet factor; SAPS; serotonin releasing assay; Simplified Acute Physiology Score; SRA

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; THROMBIN INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEROTONIN RELEASING ASSAY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET COUNT; PLATELET FACTOR 4; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959504577     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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